Loved this update SO much! Elsa and Anna seemed perfect
I love when characters take a good amount of time with the big kids too.
The Snowfie's are priceless!
That daycare story was such a precious one, thank you for sharing that.
I'm so happy I found this! I literally have not been on here in ages and something told me to put the books down (still Nursing ��) lol and look for your beautiful faces. Can't wait to hear more about your magical trip!!! XOXO
Samantha
Anna was first and she was exactly how you would expect her to be...laughing, funny and completely down to earth!
Anna insisted in honour of Shanleigh's shirt, that they take a "snowfie"...too cute!
our experience with characters since Shanleigh was grown up is the bigger the child is the faster they move on...not these two! Anna was in no hurry whatsoever, she was chatting her "new friend"
Then it was time to meet Queen Elsa, she too was equally as lovely! She wanted to know where we had arrived from and when we told her we were from Canada she responded with "I guess the cold doesn't bother you either" Hilarious!
She had shared the picture of Shanleigh and Else with her kiddies and they were so excited but one little girl looked up and asked Lauren why Anna didn't have her braids in Lauren said, that's not Anna that's my friend to which they replied "no silly, that's Anna"...made our hearts full!
Ok...I lied, one more!
We were heading back to the hotel for some pool time!
Following along! Just came across you TR and I'm loving it so far!
Welcome and thank you so much, so happy you're enjoying it!
I sure like how relaxed you ladies are touring the world so far. We have a mother/daughters trip planned for 2015 (just the big girls) and it's great to see other big girls enjoying WDW at a slow and steady pace!
We decided our commando days are behind us! We really tried to stay relaxed through the entire trip but it didn't always happen
We haven't been to NFL yet either! Everything looks great, so glad you gals enjoyed it!
I wish we could have spent a little more time there, we just loved it and there's so much to see that I know we missed a lot of the details! Oh well, something to look forward to next trip!
We love character meetings, but I agree, the bigger the kid the less interaction. I'm glad that was not the case with Anna; very true to her character I think.
She was amazing! Shanleigh enjoyed a few more character greetings on this trip that I can't wait to share!
Can't wait to see the rest of your trip!
Today was quite lovely didn't you think? I had all the windows open as I was cleaning!Gotta love how the characters... well, get into character!
I had expected to go in, grab a couple of pics and be on our way, but it was nice that it wasn't the case!
I'd heard that too.
Nice to see not everyone's like that.
It really was!
I completely agree! And Elsa is quite nice, too.
Once again, you are far too kind my friend!
Yeah.
Ha. Ha.
I'm already sick of this winter... and it's not even here yet!
We were watching the hockey tonight and they had a commercial on for a snow blower and Shan and I just looked at each other and said at the exact same time...."not impressed"...we aren't ready for winter either!
Awwww...
Liar!
Hard to stop, isn't it?
Guilty as charged!
Yay! Love pool shots when it's cold out.
Reminds me that there's still someplace warm on the planet.
Thanks for the update!
I don't know how I missed the beginning of your trip report. Oh well, I'm here now. Can't wait to hear all about the trip, how much Jeff loves his food and of course the Cruise. I'm going on my first Disney Cruise in May so I enjoy reading anything I can about the Cruise. Can't wait for another installment.
What I wouldn't give to be in the sun by a pool right about now!What a great meet and greet with Anna and Elsa! Those pictures of Shan are just adorable and that story about her not having her braids in is so sweet.
Thanks Mary Ellen! I love them too!
Bring on the POOL TIME!
No pics tho, I'm so sorry, I believe Shan had some on her phone but I have no idea where they are! Upcoming pool events we have documentation of
The afternoon 4pm rain had moved off so we were showered and ready to go!
Shanleigh's OOTE (outfit of the evening)
We stopped outside the park and while we waited in line there were people at one of the windows that I was stunned at rude they were being. I don't know what there problem was with their passes but nothing would have been a good enough excuse for the way they treated the CM. It was ridiculous but I have to say, she handled it like a pro!!
We then headed to our restaurant of choice for this evening which was Tony's Town Square!
He brought us some delicious foccaccia to start off with but I was good, I limited myself to half a piece and no olive oil
This was the meal that we were supposed to split but Shanleigh ended up ordering it for herself! I'm sure you all know that by the time she finished it hardly looked like she had put a dent in it!
Shanleigh decided that we would be having dessert here...you see, my girl loves gelato more than any dessert on earth! I could take it or leave it, but cake, I'm a cake girl! So I had the hazelnut chocolate cake but limited myself to three bites!
It was lovely until a very angry patron was screaming to see the manager! She came out and he was pointing his finger in her face (I kept saying in my mind bite it, bite it)
and saying to move the people from the window seat that he had booked and promised his children!
That's how I looked, I swear it was!
Shan and I looked at each other and I said, I hope our whole vacation isn't going to be rude, obnoxious people because that's how it was starting out!
I don't understand how you can be so blessed to be on such a fantastic vacation and be so miserable!
By the time we hit NFL, we were both in need of a washroom!
We decided that a ride on the HM was in order
we had this family in front of us, you all know the ones, they are loud, everyone hears what they're saying...you know!
Well, the mom turns to me and says my son has to use the restroom....ummmm ok
She is telling her husband she's not getting out of line and that he can pee in the bushes!
Lifts him up onto the brick wall and let's him pee...the 2 families behind us in line freaked on her!
THere's Shan and I in the middle just wishing we had chosen a different ride!
We had another exciting full day planned tomorrow so off we went,
but of course, not before one last picture of the castle!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend and to all my fellow Canadians... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
You guys are running into all the winners so far. Glad to see you just rolled with it.
I've seen my fair share of rude guests at Disney before, but some of the ones you ran into really take the cake on the unbelievable. Not even sure what to say to the HM story.
You know when you get hoe from a vacation and everyone wants to come over and see your pictures and hear all about it? I wish I had captured their faces when I told them the HM story...Shanleigh would say, yup, that's exactly the expression we had on our faces
I'm sorry that there were so many inconsiderate people in the MK that night. It can really start to wear you down, being around so much negativity. I sincerely hope the rest of your trip wasn't like that.
Thanks hon and you are right, I found it was affecting me, I didn't even want to take out my camera because I just wanted to forget this whole evening even happened! I had to change my attitude towards it or it was going to ruin the entire trip! More on that coming up....
Your dinner looked delicious, especially the desserts!
Thanks! We had a lovely day at my sisters yesterday with the entire family...best time!Haha, yeah, isn't the rain supposed to remove some of the humidity? It sees to just make it worse.
Exactly! I found this day was the worst for it, after that it did help!
Oh Lord!! That just gets me so angry when I hear about rude guests treating CM's that way. I understand frustration, but too much is too much.
Too much is too much! They don't make the rules they do, however, have to enforce them and people seem to forget this! I felt so bad for the manager at TTS but she really was amazing! She explained how ADR's work etc etc, he was hearing none of it!
I do love spreading the magic by photo. So sweet of you to do that with the Minnie Ears.
Between the Anna and Elsa pictures and this one Sophia was in her glory!! Carrie said she was just squealing and yet at the same moment perplexed at how Auntie Shan was with these people she loved and adored and she was still at home!
Wow, you really were seeing the very best of humanity on this day. Oy!
Weren't we, one right after another!!
And a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU!!!!!
Tony's looks like it was a lovely meal! Oooh, gelato, I'm with Shan on that one!
Two peas in a pod you two are
Geez, I can't believe how many rude people y'all were running into. I just can't think of very many reasonable situations where one adult would need to SCREAM at another adult.
Me too! I remember asking my dad once when I was little why he didn't yell at someone and he said when you yell, you have lost control and can't think properly! I have never forgot those words!
I can't STAND parents who think it's okay to just let their little boys whip it out and pee wherever they want just because they are boys! I have made that run with DS to the bathroom many times when he suddenly needs to go. He doesn't get to drop trou in public and go in a bush just because he's a boy!
Oh my! Rude, inconsiderate people all around! But you still had fun and you didn't let it ruin your day!
Thank you for reading, please say hi to Ruby and the girls for usI'll let it go this time.
But only because we're having nice weather right now.
Next time, when it's freaking cold out, there better be pics!
Promise!
If you don't want to be showered, come in out of the rain, silly girl!
Oh great, now you tell me!
How many times did you say to yourself before typing that:
"Outfit Of The Evening. OOTE. Outfit Of The Evening. OOTE. That's right..."
4...yup 4 times....OOTE...then again out loud over and over! I didn't want to mess up again
Some folks Magical experience differs from others.
Very much so!
Never been.
Back in 2008 I polled fave restaurants (in MK) and it came in dead last.
It actually got most mentions for worst restaurant in all of WDW!
But now I'm hearing more and more people who are enjoying it.
So either they've changed, and for the better, or I just had too many sour sports posting.
We both really enjoyed it! We went in 2012 for lunch and that meal was my favourite...I had sliders and they were so yummy! We had a very lovely waiter as well and that does make a difference to your experience as well!
Wow. That's pretty good self restraint.
I wasn't happy about it but I did it
Looks like shrimp scampi.
Did she like it?
She loves this dish and she did let me try a bite and I too enjoyed it! The last time I ordered it, it was a bit to oily for my liking, but this evening, it was perfect!
I on the other hand...
Would order both and scarf it all down!
Gelato... mmmmmmm...
Oh trust me I could have too, but I also new my trainer was arriving the following week and I would be in for it! Jeff takes this stuff seriously!
I would probably think the same.
Were you one of the ones blocking his view?
No no!! They don't let you stand on that side of the porch you pretty much have to be on the steps going out!
I bet!
No kidding! Talk about a depressing start to a vacay!
Easy.
Mom and/or Dad feel pressured to bring little Suzy or Johnny to Disney because if they don't then they're bad parents.
They can't afford it but they must, must do this thing.
Do you have any idea how much money it costs them, and them alone, to come to Disney!
No one else on the planet spent nearly as much as they did!!
Everyone else needs to get out of their way!
You hit the nail on the head! Shanleigh and I said we should have kept track how many times we heard a parent screaming at a toddler about how much the vacation cost! I said to Shan, if you can't afford it, wait another year, it's better for everyone!
Oh, no! Not the NFL (not football... not football...) washrooms again!
I'm starting to think (based on the many TRs that have mentioned them) that the biggest attraction at NFL (not football... not football...) is the washroom!
Rides? Restaurants? Who needs 'em! Give me someplace to "go"!
NFL is to you what OOTD is to me
HM at night.
Perfect.
That was our first time ever riding at night and you're right, it was perfect!
Do you know how much they paid for this vacation?
They're going to be as loud as they want, because darn it, they paid for this!
...and paid more than the rest of us!
Did you say anything to her?
Please tell me you did!
I did not! There are very few times that this happens to me but it does...when I am completely and utterly stunned and can't find words. I wouldn't have gotten a word in tho because I ladies behind us lost their minds and let everyone know what they thought! Makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up just thinking about it!
Why are there people out there who think this is okay?
We had people over with little ones for a pool visit.
They insisted their son pee on our landscaping.
Hello? There are two bathrooms just through those doors!
They haven't been invited back.
WHAT???? I can't speak....unbelievable! I wouldn't invite them back either! Boggles the mind!
I hope so!
What did they say, and how did the offending (and offensive) mom react?
She laughed, told them obviously they didn't have boys!
Geez, your trip is just starting and it's sounding like you need a do-over.
Yes please...just on this first week tho, after that, it was amazing!
What could be more exciting than rude, obnoxious, disgusting guests???
Nothing I can think of!
Of course.
Same to you! And thanks for the post!